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Instant Ramen (Page 2)

Cup Noodle sells new squid fork with its instant ramen

• Oona McGee
  Dec 20, 2024
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Nissin outdoes itself by making this crazy idea a reality.

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• (COK • cool • Cup Noodle • food • fork • instant food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • marketing • news • Nissin • Noodles • seafood • squid • weird)

Kansai-exclusive takoyaki Cup Noodle lives up to half of the expectations its name produces

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 26, 2024

Thankfully it’s the most important half.

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• (COK • Cup Noodle • cup ramen • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Kansai • Nissin • Noodles • Osaka • ramen • SNJO • takoyaki • taste test • weird)

Cat Lover’s Ramen: Do these instant noodles taste like…cat?

• Oona McGee
  Jul 31, 2024

Miso Meow-men will make your tail curl in delight.

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• (cats • COK • cute • food • instant food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese food • Japanese souvenirs • Kirimaru Ramen • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • souvenirs • taste test • weird food)

Caffeinated ramen for gamers that you can eat with one hand going on sale in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 25, 2024

Who needs Mt. Dew when you can have ready-to-chug ramen as your gamer fuel?

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• (crazy • food • Instant Ramen • Nippon Ham • Noodles • ramen • video games • weird)

“The most Delicious Cup Noodle in history” – Japan’s French Cup Noodle wins our heart【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  Jul 22, 2024

Viva la Cup Noodle?

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• (COK • Cup Noodle • cup ramen • Instant Ramen • Nissin • ramen • SNJO • taste test)

Cup Noodles Campfire S’mores puts a weird new twist on instant ramen

• Oona McGee
  Jul 8, 2024

New limited-edition flavour billed as the “campiest” yet. 

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• Japan, USA
• (awesome • cool • crazy • Cup Noodle • cup noodles • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • s'mores • S'mores ramen • Walmart • weird)

“THIS is Pork!” 7-Eleven’s pre-made chashu pork is here to elevate your instant ramen【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 24, 2024

Solving the big problem with Japan’s awesome convenience store ramen selection.

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• (7-Eleven • chashu • COK • convenience stores • food • Instant Ramen • Noodles • pork • Premium Seven • ramen • SNJO • taste test)

Poisonous blowfish instant ramen on the way from Cup Noodle’s Nissin

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 17, 2024

Fugu flavor at a price that won’t hurt your budget.

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• Japan
• (blowfish • food • fugu • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • Raoh)

Cup Noodles Everything Bagel surprises ramen lovers around the world

• Oona McGee
  Apr 10, 2024

New limited-edition flavour puts a weird spin on breakfast.

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• (awesome • bagels • breakfast • cool • crazy • Cup Noodle • Everything Bagel • Everything Bagel Cup Noodles • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • Walmart • weird)

Cup Noodle Mystery Meat is now sold in boxes, so we do what any ramen lover would do with them

• Oona McGee
  Mar 28, 2024

Join us as we come face-to-face with enough Mystery Meat to fill 47 Cup Noodles.

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• (crazy • Cup Noodle • cup ramen • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • mystery meat • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Whole boxes of Mystery Meat going on sale in Japan, Cup Noodle fans rejoice

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 19, 2024

One box contains 47 Cup Noodles’ worth of Mystery Meat!

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• Japan
• (crazy • Cup Noodle • cup ramen • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • mystery meat • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • weird)

Does Japan’s “Stinky but Tasty” tonkotsu ramen live up to its name?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 24, 2024

We blind taste one of the most unusual instant noodles on the market.

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• (cool • cup noodles • Don Quijote • food • Instant Ramen • Kyushu • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test • tonkotsu • tonkotsu ramen)

Should you add instant ramen toppings before or after adding hot water?【Taste test】

• Oona McGee
  Jan 28, 2024

We find out if post-loading your ramen is better than pre-loading.

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• (COK • cool • crazy • food • Instant Ramen • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Introducing Nomen: Ramen without the noodles【Taste test】

• Oona McGee
  Dec 7, 2023

Is this guilt-free way to “eat” noodles a trend that’s going to catch on?

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • crazy • food • Instant Ramen • Mr. Sato • Nomen • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Instant-ramen coated fried chicken appears in Tokyo, instantly makes us hungry, happy【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 28, 2023

Ikekara makes its way to Japan’s capital.

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• Japan
• (chicken ramen • COK • cool • crazy • food • fried chicken • Instant Ramen • karaage • Momofuku Ando • Nissin • ramen • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Mos Burger opens fried chicken ramen pop-up restaurant serving free food in Tokyo

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 23, 2023

Burger chain and Cup Noodle maker Nissin join hands for fowl ramen collaboration.

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• (chicken • chicken ramen • COK • fried chicken • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Mos Burger • Mos chicken • Nissin • Nissin Chicken Ramen • Noodles • ramen • restaurants)

Sriracha vending machines rising in Japan, our reporter tries it for first time (with Cup Noodle)

• SoraNews24
  Nov 9, 2023

The hit hot sauce from overseas isn’t quite what he was expecting.

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• Japan
• (COK • Cup Noodle • food • Instant Ramen • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • spicy • sriracha • taste test • vending machines)

Love Cup Noodle mystery meat pieces? New instant ramen is packed full of ’em

• Oona McGee
  Oct 24, 2023

Nissin gives the people what they want, and it’s waaaaay more meat than even we expected.

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• Japan
• (Cup Noodle • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • mystery meat • new • Nissin Cup Noodle • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test)

Can you make a good chicken ramen broth with KFC fried chicken?

• Oona McGee
  Oct 14, 2023

We find out if KFC ramen should be a thing, and the results are surprising.

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• Japan
• (broth • chicken • chicken ramen • COK • cooking • fast food • food • fried chicken • funny • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • KFC • KFC Japan • Nissin • ramen • ramen soup • recipe • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test • weird)

New Seafood Cup Noodle flavor actually includes a lot of pork content

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 14, 2023

Tonkotsu Seafood instant ramen is a bold new idea, but it’s one our palates might already be partially prepared for.

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• Japan
• (Cup Noodle Seafood Noodle • cup noodles • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • nodles • ramen • tonkotsu ramen)

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